The fireplace in the dining room of 1 Buckingham Street (now 1 Buckingham Place), with a sculpted relief overmantel depicting seven archers shooting side by side

Date:: May 1920

Location:: 1 Buckingham Place, City Of Westminster, Greater London Authority, Sw1

Reference:: BL24948

Type:: Photograph (Negative)

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Description

The relief is rendered in a style reminiscent of Assyrian relief sculpture. The Bedford Lemere daybook records that the architect of the house was L Stanley Crosbie, and that the building contractors were F M Thompson and Sons Limited. It is unclear which party was the actual paying client for the image.

Content

This is part of the Series: HBL01/01 Series Of Photographic Negatives And Prints; within the Collection: HBL01 The Bedford Lemere Collection

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Photographer: Lemere, Henry Bedford: Bedford Lemere And Company

Architect: Crosbie, Stanley

Keywords

Overmantel, Fireplace, Sculpture, Early 20th Century House